Facial keratoacanthoma

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Keywords:

aged, facial neoplasms, keratoacanthoma

Abstract

Three images are presented (Fig. 1) of a 79-year-old white male patient with a personal pathological history of indiscriminate sun exposure. The images correspond to a keratoacanthoma located on the face. Etiologically, several factors are described, such as genetic, immunological, traumatic and infectious; but it is the sun, with its cumulative radiant action on the skin surface, that is most responsible. A dermoscopy was performed where several structures were observed: central keratin mass, fork-shaped vessels, a yellowish-white halo surrounding the vessels, and pearly structures surrounded by whitish circles.

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Author Biographies

Norberto Esqueff Díaz, Hospital Ginecobstétrico “Comandante Manuel Piti Fajardo”, Güines. Mayabeque, Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Dermatología. Especialista de Segundo Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente.

Lemay del Rey Madan, Policlínico Docente “Marta Martínez Figuera”, Güines. Mayabeque, Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Instructor.

Lidia Sánchez Gutiérrez, Policlínico Docente “Marta Martínez Figuera”, Güines. Mayabeque, Cuba.

Especialista de Primer Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente.

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Published

2024-01-22

How to Cite

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Esqueff Díaz N, del Rey Madan L, Sánchez Gutiérrez L. Facial keratoacanthoma. Mediciego [Internet]. 2024 Jan. 22 [cited 2026 Jan. 5];30:e3779. Available from: https://revmediciego.sld.cu/index.php/mediciego/article/view/3779

Issue

Vol. 30 (2024)

Section

Featured Images in Medicine

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